[WWII] Repulogpegyar Levente II liaison/trainer aircraft (Hungary)

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Repulogpegyar Levente II liaison/trainer aircraft
Copyright 2010 by Brandon Cope

The Hungarian air force requested a new design to serve as primary trainer in 1940. The initial design was known as the Levente I but was soon superseded by an improved design, known as the Levente II. These began entering service in 1943 and one hundred were built. However, due to operational requirements at the time, they were pressed into service as communications/liaison craft. The Levente II was a fragile looking plane with a parasol wing.

The Levente II had a crew of two (pilot and instructor) and uses 3.5 gallons of aviation gas per hour at routine usage.

Subassemblies: Recon Fighter chassis +2, Recon Fighter Wings with STOL option +2, three fixed wheels +0.
P&P: 78-kW aerial gasoline engine with 78-kW old prop and 33-gallon standard fuel tanks [Body]; 2,000-kW batteries.
Occ: 2 XCS Cargo: 0

Armor
Body/Wings: 2/2C
Wheels: 3/5

Equipment
Body: Medium radio receiver and transmitter, navigation instruments, autopilot, backup driver option.

Statistics
Size: 19'x31'x11'
Payload: 0.34 tons
Lwt: 0.83 tons
Volume: 96
Maint.: 132 hours
Price: $2,300

HT: 9
HP: 30 Body, 35 each Wing, 4 each Wheel

aSpeed: 112
aAccel: 2
aDecel: 30
aMR: 7.5
aSR: 1

Stall: 38 mph

Design Notes
The historical wing area of 145 sf has been used. Design speed was 102 mph. To increase weight and sturdiness, chassis cost, weight and HP were doubled; the design weight still had to be increased 8%.